Norway's Bergshav is poised to pocket a profit on the sale of a 13-year-old aframax tanker to an undisclosed buyer.
US shipbrokers said the Grimstad-based shipowner has sold the 105,000-dwt Bergina (built 20017) for $19m.
That is in line with an estimate by VesselsValue, a valuation platform, which says the tanker is worth $19.2m.
Since the Bergina has been in Bergshav's books since it was new, it has likely been written down several times.
The vessel was part of a six-ship order from several owners in 2004 and was planned to be employed by US-based lightering specialist Skaugen PetroTrans. The aframaxes, which had some extra features, reportedly cost about $42m each.
The Bergina is due for special survey in August 2022.
Bergshav chief financial officer Andreas Hannevik declined to comment on the transaction.
The company is wholly owned by Atle Bergshaven, 73, after he bought out his relatives. The company has been involved in different shipping segments, but the focus has been primarily on tankers.
Today, Bergshav owns three aframaxes after it bought the 115,000-dwt Sentosa River (built 2008) in 2018 for $19.5m before renaming it Berica.
